ħammem
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Maltese[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ħ-m-m |
| 1 term |
Etymology[edit]
Probably from Arabic خَمَّنَ (ḵammana); compare Moroccan Arabic خمم (ḵammam, “to think”), Tunisian Arabic خمّم (ḵammem, “to think”).
Alternatively a derivation from حَمّ (ḥamm, “to heat”), as in “get heated up” (compare tmasħan), or from هَمّ (hamm, “to worry”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ħammem (imperfect jħammem)
- to ruminate, to think excessively about, to be unable to forget
Conjugation[edit]
| Conjugation of ħammem | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | ħammimt | ħammimt | ħammem | ħammimna | ħammimtu | ħammu | |
| f | ħammet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nħammem | tħammem | jħammem | nħammu | tħammu | jħammu | |
| f | tħammem | |||||||
| imperative | ħammem | ħammu | ||||||